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A 24 foot board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 24 less than double the other piece. How many feet long is the bigger piece?
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Question 450846: How do you set up the problem:
A 24 foot board is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is 24 less than double the other piece. How many feet long is the bigger piece?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Presuming that "One piece is 24 less than double the other piece" ACTUALLY means "One piece is 24 INCHES less than double the other piece" proceed as follows:
Remembering that 24 inches is actually 2 feet, let 
represent the measure in feet of one of the pieces and then 
is the measure, in feet, of the other piece. Then:
Solve for and then calculate 
.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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